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Welcome to Zetus ...

Zetus is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Zetus, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Zetus is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Zetus lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Zetus: 601 & 769<3>

Communities near Zetus ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Zetus.

  • Brookhaven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Wesson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Summit
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Bude
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Bude is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bude
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bude <4>
  • Beauregard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Beauregard is located in Copiah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • New Sight
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • New Sight is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
  • Montgomery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Caseyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
  • McCall Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Norfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Norfield is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Zetus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Zetus.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Zetus. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Zetus.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Zetus. See our Newspapers Page for Zetus.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Zetus ...

Looking for more information about Zetus? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Zetus, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Zetus.

Adding Zetus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Zetus in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Zetus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Zetus post office opened in 1902. The Zetus post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zetus.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Zetus - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Zetus area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Zetus area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/